Formose Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Formose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Formose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France431:1,544,714145,815
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Formose (226) may also be a first name.

Formose Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Formose Come From? nationality or country of origin

Formose is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Formose? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Formose occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Formose reside; 74 percent reside in Caribbean and 74 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 598,137th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 226 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,544,714. In France Formose is primarily concentrated in: Guadeloupe, where 81 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 7 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 2 percent reside. Apart from France it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Formoser936/
Foermose932/
Formos92141/
Formosher881/
Formosa865,542/
Formosi8671/
Formost869/
Fermose861/
Formous861/
Formoss861/
Fourmois8031/
Formozis8023/
Formogey809/
Formosoa801/
Formosis801/
Formoush801/
Fourmost801/
Formas77878/
Farmos7730/
Farmhouse75252/
Formasier751/
Farmousse751/
Fourmas71491/
Formusa71160/
Fourmouzis71137/
Farmosi71119/
Fermase7165/
Formage7153/
Formozi7146/
Formoza7139/
Fermosi7119/
Farmosa7119/
Formasi7115/
Vormese7114/
Formeus715/
Formasa713/
Farmosh711/
Formash711/
Farmese711/
Formast711/
Vormése711/
Vormèse711/
Fermeuse67128/
Formagey6756/
Fourmage6753/
Formatge6742/
Formatje6739/
Formager6716/
Formasit6715/
Veermose6711/
Formagie676/
Formagge672/
Formaces671/
Fermasse671/
Fermesse671/
Farmoush671/
Formouzi671/
Formazie671/
Formhahs670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Formose
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